...shema is a very important prayer in Judaism that provides us with personal knowledge on where we see ourselves as a Jew. We say the shema four times a day, (Shacharit, Mincha, Maariv and before bed.) As well we say it five times on shabbat (Shacharit, Mincha, Maariv Mussaf and before bed.) The shema entered jewish prayer as a way to bring torah into our daily experience and closer to our hearts. Parts of the shema are mentioned in the sixth chapter of the book deuteronomy. There are three paragraphs in the shema that each have an important theme that relates to our everyday lives and our connection to G-d. The themes that are mainly expressed in the Shema are unity of G-d, cause and consequence and redemption. The first...
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...A therapist explains to her patient that her fear of heights is irrational. b. A therapist allows her patient access to a video game only if he can relax himself. c. A therapist shows her patient a video of a person standing on the observation deck of a skyscraper while helping him relax. d. A therapist lightly pinches her patient’s hand when he starts to become anxious. 2. Knowing how to do something, like ride a bicycle or drive a car, is referred to as: a. Explicit knowledge b. Behavioral knowledge c. Procedural knowledge d. Implicit knowledge 3. Because you associated your waitress at a restaurant with food, you may start to salivate when you see her carrying your food over to you. According to classical condition, your waitress is a(n): a. Unconditioned stimulus b. Conditioned stimulus c. Unconditioned response d. Conditioned response 4. When the consequence of a behavior increases the likelihood that the behavior will be repeated – for example, when a food pellet rolls down the chute after a rat pushes the correct lever- the behavior is said to have been: a. Conditioned b. Punished c. Reinforced d. Extinguished 5. Natalie’s mother has found her smoking cigarettes again and immediately confiscates Natalie’s car keys in an effort to deter her from smoking in the future. This is an example of: a....
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...students are expected to behave Students would be expected to be ready for class when they sit down at their desk. Students would be expected to be compassionate and to the needs of their peers Students would be expected to listen to others and not be disruptive or interrupt Students would be expected to follow directions of the teacher and class rules 3. What the classroom might look and feel like a. The classroom would be decorated in warm, welcoming colors b. The classroom would feel like a cool spring day with open lighting and greenery for a natural outdoor feel. c. The classroom would have pockets of blurbs about what is expected of the students d. The classroom would be spaced out so that no one felt crowded or left out, but an open environment that flows. e. The classroom would feel like a safe environment for students to grow and expand their knowledge. 4. How the teacher helps students conduct themselves properly a..) The teacher would make sure on the first day that she set up her classroom so that it was open and welcoming and have an activity that would help break the ice and calm the nerves b.) The teacher on...
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...___________________________________________________________________________ 1. What is the common characteristic of Aristotle's virtues and ethical standards for CPAs? A. Truthfulness B. Integrity C. Loyalty D. Due care Jane finds a material misstatement while auditing a client's accounts receivables. Her senior tells her to ignore the misstatement so that the client does not get upset. Jane wants to be viewed as a team player in order to advance in the firm. So Jane follows her senior's instructions and ignores the misstatement. Which ethical theory did Jane use to make her decision? A. Egoism B. Justice C. Virtue ethics D. Utilitarianism Which of the following situations would be considered ethical? A. The cashier at Wal-Mart gives you $5 more than you were supposed to receive and you don't do anything about it B. You accidentally back into a car at Wal-Mart and leave your information for them to call C. Receiving fake $20 bills and using them in a store while knowing they are fake D. Finding a phone in a restaurant and keeping it Each of the following characteristics describes the importance of integrity in decision making except for: A. Acting out of moral principle B. Being loyal to one's superior C. Having the courage to do the right thing D. Not subordinating professional judgment to others Each of the following describes the behavior of Cynthia Cooper in the WorldCom fraud except for: A. Persistence B. Competence C. Integrity D. Hesitance The ancient Greeks thought of the virtues as characteristics...
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...recognise and handle ethical dilemmas as part of the decision-making process. 1 Chapter 1 STUDY TIPS FOR CHAPTER 1 1. This is an important chapter because it lays the foundation for all topics that will follow. 2. Make sure that you understand each new term as it is introduced. 3. Pay particular attention to the significance of accounting information for decisionmaking processes. 4. Identify the types of activities that are carried out by a professional accountant working in Australia. CHAPTER REVIEW 1. The nature of decisions and the decision-making process Decisions have to be made by all individuals every day. Decision making arises because of the need to choose between alternatives. Careful consideration must be given to all information available at the time because of the long-term consequences a decision...
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...recognise and handle ethical dilemmas as part of the decision-making process. 1 Chapter 1 STUDY TIPS FOR CHAPTER 1 1. This is an important chapter because it lays the foundation for all topics that will follow. 2. Make sure that you understand each new term as it is introduced. 3. Pay particular attention to the significance of accounting information for decisionmaking processes. 4. Identify the types of activities that are carried out by a professional accountant working in Australia. CHAPTER REVIEW 1. The nature of decisions and the decision-making process Decisions have to be made by all individuals every day. Decision making arises because of the need to choose between alternatives. Careful consideration must be given to all information available at the time because of the long-term consequences a decision...
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... Acting out of moral principle B. Being loyal to one's superior C. Having the courage to do the right thing D. Not subordinating professional judgment to others 2. Each of the following describes the behavior of Cynthia Cooper in the WorldCom fraud except for: A. Persistence B. Competence C. Integrity D. Hesitance 3. Each of the following is a pillar of character according to the Josephson Institute except for: A. Caring B. Citizenship C. Respect D. Judgmental 4. Empathy entails all of the following characteristics of behavior except for: A. Being loyal to one's friends B. Being understanding of one's friends C. Being sensitive to the feelings of one's friends D. All of these 5. If one's reputation is tainted it may create a: A. Conflict of interests B. Loss of independence C. Lack of trust D. All of these 6. The Independence Principle in the AICPA Code applies to: A. All accountants and auditors B. All CPAs regardless of professional services C. All CPAs who render attestation services D. All members of the audit committee 7. The method of ethical reasoning that does not deal with making decisions after considering the interests of others is: A. Egoism B. Enlightened Egoism C. Utilitarianism D. Rights Theory 8. The method of ethical reasoning that requires selecting the correct moral rule that produces the...
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...Personal Responsibility Tim Sisson GEN 200 March 24, 2012 Virginia Mapes Personal Responsibility What is Personal Responsibility? Personal responsibility is defined by Merriam-Webster (2012), as: “Responsibility: the quality or state of being responsible; as moral, legal or mental accountability.” This definition can take on many annotations. It is my opinion in regards to this paper that Personal Responsibility is what makes up a person’s ‘moral fiber’. It is the ability to make decisions based on what a person feels is right or wrong. It is that little voice in the back of a person’s head that guides them when life presents choices and challenges. Those who possess Personal Responsibility tend to make wiser choices and decisions in life. These wiser decisions are made for the fact that they know that they will be held accountable for their actions. Personal Responsibility is the hallmark of success in all aspects of a person’s life. It is that individual who makes the wiser decisions in life that will tend to be more successful in life. Individuals have the choice to make right and wrong decisions in life. Galindo (2010) states “It is their morals, ethics, and personal responsibilities that guide them through life in their decision making process.” A persons ‘moral fiber’ is defined by how they make those decisions. Will the individual be responsible and make the right decision or will he possibly make an easier, less responsible choice? Is the thought...
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...happen. B. If a person is trying to be good, why doesn’t God protect him from evil? II. First, what do we mean by “good” A. Technically, only God is good - Luke 18:19 B. In God there is not even a shadow of darkness - I John 1:5 C. In contrast, we are unable to live without sinning at times - I John 1:8, Romans 3:23 D. When we ask “Why me?” we are implying that we have no responsibility for the problems we sometimes face. 1. This might be true at times, but I’ve seen people say, “Why am I being evicted from my apartment?” Perhaps it is because you are behind on paying your rent. 2. People tend to ignore or make light of their own responsibilities. E. Yet there are times that bad things happen, which are totally out of our control. 1. Still, we shouldn’t say that these things should not happen because we are too good to experience them. F. One of the things that the Bible teaches us is that sin has consequences – whether we are referring to our own sin or the sins of another. 1. Jeremiah lamented that their fathers and sin, yet they still bore the consequences - Lamentations 5:7 2. This is not to say they were being punished for the sins of their fathers...
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...Best use scarce resources to achieve the maximum satisfaction of economic wants D) Reduce the prices of goods and services to consumers Answer: C Topic: The Economic Perspective Difficulty: 2 Medium Learning Objective: 01-01 Bloom’s: Level 1 Remember AACSB: Analytic [QUESTION] 2. The key economic concept that serves as the basis for the study of economics is: A) Inflation B) Unemployment C) Money D) Scarcity Answer: D Topic: The Economic Perspective Difficulty: 2 Medium Learning Objective: 01-01 Bloom’s: Level 1 Remember AACSB: Analytic [QUESTION] 3. A recurring theme in economics is that people: A) Have unlimited resources, but limited economic wants B) Can increase resources by limiting their economic wants C) Have limited economic wants and limited resources D) Have unlimited economic wants, but limited resources Answer: D Topic: The Economic Perspective Difficulty: 1 Easy Learning Objective: 01-01 Bloom’s: Level 1 Remember AACSB: Analytic [QUESTION] 4. As a consequence of the problem of scarcity: A) There is never enough of anything B) Individuals have to make choices from among alternatives C) Production has to be planned by government D) Things which are plentiful have relatively high prices Answer: B Topic: The Economic Perspective Difficulty: 1 Easy Learning Objective: 01-01 Bloom’s: Level 1 Remember AACSB: Analytic [QUESTION] 5. What is the economic meaning of the expression that "there is no such thing as a free lunch"...
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...I. INTRODUCTION Everyone suffers from stress. No one is immune to it. A certain person suffers stress on some level. Sometimes levels are higher and sometimes they are considerably lower. We don’t have to let stress stop us from achieving what we want in life. Stress is common to workers, parents and citizens. Stress in the workplace is a growing concern in the present condition of the economy, where employees increasingly face conditions of overwork, job insecurity, low levels of job satisfaction, and lack of autonomy. Workplace stress has been shown to have a causing death effect on the health and well-being among employees, as well as a negative impact on workplace productivity and profits. These are solutions that individuals and organizations can take to alleviate the negative impact of stress, or it can be surpassed. But, employees must need to learn first to recognize the symptoms that indicates they are feeling stressed out and employees need to be aware at the effects that stress had on their employees’ health as well as on company profits. The pressures of modern lives, coupled with the demands of a job can lead to emotional imbalances that are collectively labeled stress. Not all stress is unpleasant. To be alive means to respond to achievement and the excitement of the challenge. In fact, evidence indicates that people need amount of stimulation, and that monotony can bring on some of the same problems as over work. Both good and bad events...
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...organizations have codes of professional conduct. They provide valuable guidance for new and young members” (p. 406). Baase (2013) stated, These codes provide general statement of ethical values and remind those that are in that particular profession that ethical behavior is essential to doing their job correctly and professionally. For this assignment I will identify stakeholders, the risks, issues, problems, and consequences. I will also discuss the benefits, responsibilities of the decision makers, the rights of the stakeholders, and the impact of the actions of the options on stakeholders. Identify Stakeholders: According to Businessdictionary.com (2015), “a stakeholder is a person, group, or organization that has interest or concern in an organization” (para. 1). Stakeholders can affect or be affected by changes within the organization such as objectives, issues, problems, and policies. For this organization the stakeholders are consists of employees, directors, owners, suppliers, the community, unions, and creditors. Risks, Issues, Problems, and Consequences: The problem that lies here is that there is a loophole in which those who are not authorized to have personnel access do have it; they are able to see confidential data that they should not be allowed. The issue at hand is that those employees know that there is a loophole, but still took it upon themselves to access those personal records. Employees having unauthorized access to these personnel records pose a...
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...relate to a lack of sleep sometime in our life. But, how many of us risk getting behind the wheel of a car? Though driving drunk is often considered worse than driving sleep deprived; they both share deadly consequences. In, this paper I hope to show that sleep deprivation is more dangerous behind the wheel of a car then being drunk. A few things will address are drunk driving, the legal limit, sleep deprivation and excessive daytime sleepiness or (EDS). Lastly, the reason for this topic of study is I usually work a swing shift job...
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...We make choices every day, such as what to wear to school or what to have for breakfast. Some of the choices that we make are bad, while others are good. As we know, usually, good choices lead to good consequences and bad choices lead to bad consequences. Throughout the novel, The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini has demonstrated the consequences of choices that are made through his characters. The first choice that indicates that choices have consequences was when Baba slept with Sanaubar, Ali’s wife. The next choice was when Amir hid his money and watch under Hassan’s bed. And the last, was Amir’s choice of not helping Hassan as he was getting raped. The first choice that leads to a consequence was Baba’s choice of sleeping with Sanaubar, Ali’s wife. After Baba slept with Sanaubar, the result was Hassan. Baba did this because, ``Ali was sterile`` (pg 243). The first reason that this was a bad choice was because; Baba was never able to treat Hassan as his son. Every time Baba tried to show some compassion towards Hassan, Amir would get jealous. For example, when Baba got a plastic surgeon to come over from India to fix Hassan’s harelip for his birthday, Amir got jealous because he thought that Hassan’s scar was the reason of Baba`s attention, “It wasn’t fair. Hassan hadn`t done anything to earn Baba`s affections; he`d just been born with that stupid harelip. `` (pg 50). Another consequence from Baba sleeping with Sanaubar was; Baba, Ali and Rahim Khan had to keep this a secret...
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...among other operational efficiency and business excellence standards to every aspect of the business. Therefore, we are supposed to set the model in dealing ethically at all times. However, some complicated cases are faced in the real engineering world, and the solution is not always obvious and clear cut. Case #1: Consequences Shuttle challenger launches failure: “Many readers are already familiar with some aspects of this case. The space shuttle Challenger was launched in extremely cold weather. During the launch, an O-ring on one of the solid-propellant boosters, made more brittle by the cold, failed. This failure led to the explosion during liftoff. Engineers who had designed this booster had concerns about launching under these cold conditions and recommended that the launch be delayed, but they were overruled by their management (some of whom were trained as engineers), who didn’t feel that there was enough data to support a delay in the launch. The shuttle was launched, resulting in the well-documented accident.” http://www.rcs.k12.va.us/engineer/Unittwo.pdf a- Description of the professional context: * The shuttle lunched on an extremely cold day * The failure of the O-ring due to the cold weather * Primary reason for the shuttle explosion after the liftoff is the failure of the O-ring * Design engineers had...
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